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The Tale of a Tiger






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The Tale of a Tiger
Written byDario Fo
Original languageItalian

The Tale of a Tiger (Italian: La storia della tigre)[1] is a dramatic monologue by Dario Fo. Fo collected material for it during a June 1975 visit to China with his wife Franca Rame and other members of their theatre company, and he toured around Italy with it in 1978.[1][2]

Plot summary[edit]

During Mao's Long March across China, a revolutionary soldier is wounded. His comrades leave him behind. Gangrene sets in, and he believes that he is about to die. He drags himself into a cave and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, he is confronted by the sight of a tiger and her cub. What follows is a comic narrative about their domestic life together, as the tiger nurses him back to health.[3]

Translations[edit]

Ed Emery has carried out an authorised English translation.[4]

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mitchell 1999, p. 157
  • ^ Mitchell 1999, pp. 142–143
  • ^ Tony Mitchell, The People's Court Jester, Methuen Books, London, 1999
  • ^ English translation: http://www.geocities.ws/dariofoarchive/tiger.html

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Tale_of_a_Tiger&oldid=1197856410"

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